Background Info:

In the season when Yardyrelinquished the captaincy at Hove intwo formats of the game, his top scorewith the bat came in the second outingin the County Championship with asuperb innings of 110 against Lancashireat Liverpool which helped to set up theten-wicket victory against the reigningchampions. He retained the captaincy inthe Friends Life t20, leading the Sharksto their second Finals Day in four seasons and was also named the 1st XI Fielderof the Year, with his 34 catches across all formats rivalling numbers taken bywicketkeepers around the county circuit.